I moved into my current apartment three years ago with the usual rental mindset. Don’t get too attached. Don’t invest too much. It’s temporary. But somewhere around month six, the beige walls and builder grade everything started wearing on me. I wanted to feel like I actually lived here, not like I was house sitting indefinitely. The landlord wasn’t about to approve a kitchen renovation, and I wasn’t about to fund one. What I could

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